Ex-MLB star and Jennifer Lopez's fiancé Alex Rodriguez has found himself in the midst of a cheating scandal, after Southern Charm reality TV star Madison LeCroy revealed to her costars that she had FaceTimed with a "very famous, married ex-MLB player," prompting them to claim that the baseballer in question was in fact A-Rod.
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While Alex is, of course, not yet married, some of Madison's costars insist that he was the man in question and have asserted that the tryst occurred while Madison herself was still in a relationship with fellow Southern Charm cast member Austen Kroll. Keep reading for all the details.
The 'Southern Charm' reunion was full of drama.
The reunion special for the Bravo reality series Southern Charm, which is about several wealthy families from Charleston, South Carolina, was hosted by Andy Cohen and was full of drama and became quite heated at some points. The host attempted to get down to the bottom of the possible cheating scandal after one of Madison's costars claimed that she had FaceTimed with Alex Rodriguez.
Danni Baird swears it was Alex.
Madison's costar Danni Baird spoke out on the Reality Life With Kate Casey podcast and insisted that the retired MLB star whom Madison had been flirting and FaceTiming with was J.Lo's fiancé, Alex Rodriguez, and that Madison herself had admitted it.
She didn't make the connection until later.
Danni says she didn't make the connection until later, though. "Months before [the reunion special], I had heard … [LeCroy] had told me they were FaceTiming or something,” Danni said on the podcast. "I never asked more about it, or anything like that. I just didn't tie in that he was a Major League Baseball player."
Andy Cohen didn't name names.
Based on that accusation, Andy Cohen confronted Madison about the allegations during the reunion special. Without naming names, he said it was "a very famous, married ex-MLB player" and asked Madison if she had DMed the man in question. Madison then admitted that she had exchanged DMs with a married baseball player via Instagram but denied accusations by another costar, Craig Conover, that she flew to Miami to "hook up" with said baseball player.
Madison says there's been no physical contact.
"He contacted me, and yes, we DMed, but other than that there was nothing … I've never seen him [or] touched him," Madison said. However, her costar vehemently claims that's untrue. He called Madison a "[expletive] liar" and a "homewrecker" and said that she and the man were "jerking off … on FaceTime all the time."
Madison didn't cave, though.
"Give me a name!" Madison heatedly replied to Craig's claims. "Put me on a lie detector test. I never flew to Miami. Where's the record of that? That's fake," she insisted. Madison spoke to Page Six after the reunion special drama and said that she and Alex had "spoken on the phone" but that they've never met. She said they've "never been physical … never had any kind of anything. Just an acquaintance." She went on to explain, "He's never physically cheated on his fiancée with me," and said that she's "talked to him randomly, but not consistent," claiming the calls were "innocent."
She says it's old news.
Madison says that the incidents in question all occurred a year ago, but she did say that the baseball player in question was A-Rod. "I have tried to be as quiet as possible. I don't want anything bad for his family, or for mine. We are definitely innocent in this," she said.
Alex doesn't know her.
Alex and J.Lo have yet to address the rumor; however, a source close to Alex told the New York Post, "He doesn't know this woman."
"Look, does this mean he didn't DM her and liked a photo or two? I guess not, but he doesn't know her — and he definitely didn't hook up with her," the source asserted. Of course, there's also the fact that A-Rod and J.Lo aren't even married, confusing things even more. So while Madison says she had previously DMed with Alex, it remains to be seen whether his name is being dragged into everything because he's engaged to an A-list celeb, and doing so obviously ramps up the publicity aspect for the reality show and its stars.
